The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-08-11

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49,. .Charlotte's new daily, The Hornet,
appeared last Monday.
-. There is a plan to build large
hotel at Carolina Beach.
...Counterfeit silver quarters and
halves are in circulation in Raleigh
... In July, 1886, 1O3 drummers' licenses
were issued, and in July last only H.
.... The Episcopal church at Asheville
has been fitted up with electric lights
-. The floods did some damage, it is
said, to rice crops in the Wilmington Sec
ton.
-. The Purcell house, at Wilmington,
has been closed. 1t will be converted into
hardware store
49,. \ tax of five cents on the $1OO has
been levied in Durham county, to pay for
the new court house.
-. Charlotte is to have the free letter
delivery on Sept. /, a month earlier than
had been anticipated
I'D. =. Way & Cos lumber mills and
dry kilns, on Pungo river. Beaufort coun-
ty, We're burned last Friday
-.. Carter, Vestal q Co., of Siler City,
ner, for the benefit of creditors.
a syndicate of Canadians will. it is
said, put the Dismal Swamp Canal in shape
for traffic, beginning work in October.
... The early beginning of clothes
making and stocking knitting establish
ment IS being talked of at Goldsboro.
... There was wild rumor last week
that a sailor had died of yellow fever at
Inn n tan I f,al,r Id
-, The Greensboro five cents savings
bank had 276 depositors during the first
month, and has on deposit over $4,000
49,, The Carolina Roller Mills at Fay
etteville have begun work, and will, in
about three months, put IN flour plant.
During July W. Duke Sons & Co., i,
of Durham, shipped Al 900, 900 cigarettes,
and since January last they have shipped
1S5, 600, 900.
1.-THE Directors of the Bank of New
Hanover have declared a semi annual
dividend of four per cent, payable on and
after to-day.
-. BuncOmbe's county commissioners
have reduced the rate of taxation twenty
per cent; the rate now being the lowest
since the war.
-. Sixteen feet draught of water has
been secured to Wilmington, thanks to
the efforts of Capt. BiXby, of the u s.
Corps of Engineers.
IA reunion of eX-Confederates at
Louisburg tomorrow will attract many
Speeches are to be made by Messrs B. H.
Bum and T. G. Fuller.
-. Recently destructive beetles have
appeared at Wilmington, making havoc of
ornamental vines. They do the greatest
damage to peas and beans.
-. The Carolina Central authorities
will soon start out from their present ter
minus at Rutherfordton and build towards
Asheville with all possible speed.
" The Greenville Guards are in camp
at Nag's Head. The Durham Light In
fantry will encamp at the Waynesville
White sulphur Springs on the 10th.
Holler Out is thriving town stu
ated on the Western North Carolina Rail
road about seven miles west of Statesvile,
at a point formerly known as Rock Cut.
... Mr.. Geo. D. Bennett has returned
from Morehead City with his pack of
hounds. He spent month there, fox
hunting, had twenty-five races and caught
twenty four foxes.
-. Fifty five negroes left Winston Mon
day for Chattanooga, Tenn. Upon arrlv-
they were wanted to work in mines, and
about half of them returned.
-. The State will be we'll represented
at the Cotton States Farmers Convention
at Atlanta, Ga, on the 10th instant Over
eighty delegates are expected to attend,
from all sections of the State.
- Captain F. A. Hinman, of the q. S.
Corps Of Engineers, has accepted the pro-
posal OF the Atlas Dredging Company to
dredge North river bar, the work to be
| finished on or before January Is, 1888.
-. Near Lexington, a colored woman,
Jane Perryman, attempted to light fire
with kerosene oil. The can exploded, set
ting fire to the woman's clothing, burning
her so badly that she died in twenty four
hours.
... superintendent Hicks, of the peni-
tentiary, informs the Mcdowell Bugle in
| regard to the convicts the State is to fur
nish to build the Marion, Burnesville and
Asheville Turnpike, that they will be
| Forthcoming this fall or winter.
Last Saturday evening, at Char
| lotte, the captain of the local detachment
| of the Salvation army was united in mar
riage to a hallelujah lassie. The affair
took place in the assembly hall, and OF
course attracted great crowd.
" AT Whiteville, Columbus county
last week white man named J. J. Bufkin
was tried and acquitted of the murder OF
a white man named Williamson. The
murder was committed two years ago and
Bufkin was brought from Georgia on re-
QUESTION.
" Mr.. Julian s. Carr, of Durham, DR.
| 10 II, Is 81
A. B. Branch and Edwin Barnes, of Will
son, have bought the Atlantic Hotel, a
Morehead, for $18, 100. They propose t.
equip it in the most complete style for tn,
next season, and to make it one of tn
chief resorts on the Atlantic coast.
AT the Grain and Grass Fair a
Asheville, August 4th, there were 10;
entries. Capt. Matt Atkinson delivered
the opening address. Capt. T. D. John
son, of Asheville, Prof. c. D. Smith, o
Franklin, and Hon. John Nichols, of Raj
eigh made short speeches. Everyone wa
favOrably impressed with the exhibition
The following were awarded premiums
Rye, Col. J. NJ. Ray, first premium, F. T
Love, second; White Wheat, J. B. StepI
first premium, J. l.. Cathey, second; Re
Wheat, Robert Chambers, first premium
B. F. Hays, second; White Oats, C. N
Stevens, first premium, p Israel, second
Red Oats, S. P. Reed, first premium, Mat
Black, second.